Surah As-Saaffaat: Verse 140 - إذ أبق إلى الفلك المشحون... - English
Tafsir of Verse 140, Surah As-Saaffaat
إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ
English Translation
[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.English Transliteration
Ith abaqa ila alfulki almashhooniTafsir of Verse 140
when he ran away to the laden ship
When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the ship (fully) laden,
The word: أَبَقَ (abaqa) in the next verse (140):إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ (when he ran towards the boat already loaded) has been derived from: اِبَاق (ibaq) which means 'escaping of a slave from his master'. Allah Ta’ ala has used this word for Sayyidna Yunus (علیہ السلام) for the reason that he had started off without waiting for the revelation from his Lord. The noble prophets are the close ones among the servants of Allah. The slightest slip from them causes the swiftest grip. Hence comes this strong expression أَبَقَ ('abaqa': 'he ran' ).
